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INSTRUCTOR

Barbara Weeks

DESCRIPTION

Watercolor has a reputation for being a troublesome or intimidating medium. This workshop seeks to offer an alternative experience and put the fun in watercolor!  Through demonstrations and exercises, you will explore ways to add life to your sketches by playing with values and color and letting the paint do most of the work.  Specifically, this workshop focuses on creating a range of values with watercolor, choosing watercolor hues, and sketching with watercolor.

LEARNING GOALS:

In this workshop, participants will

• learn how water and the paint can work and play together to create value and color;
• explore creating values in watercolor;
• choose hues in their pallet that play nicely together; and
• learn a few simple tricks to help enjoy the process

SUPPLY LIST

• Watercolor or Mixed Media Sketchbook (at least 5.5 x 8.5 inches or larger)
• Watercolors and brushes/waterbrush
• Pencil (2B or 3B) 
• Small spray bottle
• Paper towels, tissues, or rag for blotting